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Dr. Christian Koch
Growing up solving riddles and puzzles set Dr. Christian Koch on a path to medicine. He loved mathematics and constantly asked "why?"
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Media: No One’s An ‘Angel’
The New York Times' description of Michael Brown is part of a much wider and more troubling trend of the way media cover the deaths of young black men, compared …
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Person of the Day
Mike Minor
Braves fans will get a special treat on opening night as Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Minor starts the season for the M-Braves. Minor has been with the Double A squad …
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Israeli Ministers to Stop Meeting Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his ministers Wednesday to cut off contact with their Palestinian counterparts, an official said, the latest in a series of troubles plaguing floundering U.S.-brokered …
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Wolves of the Day: Jackson Zoo Wolf Pups
The Jackson Zoo's red wolves Kanati and Taladu had a litter of eight healthy pups March 30.
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Miss. Dept. of Education Eyes Expanded Outreach
The Mississippi Department of Education appears ready to add 27 contract employees to help local schools improve teaching.
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City & County
Jackson Charter School to Make its Case
"Schools are the next frontier for community organizing," said Ravi Gupta, who took a leave of absence from law school to help Barack Obama be elected president the first time, …
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LGBT
The Greatest of These Is Love
I'm thinking a lot about love these days. As of Feb. 9, in my hometown of Birmingham, Ala., same-sex couples can go to the same courthouse office that my husband …
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How to Lower Teen Pregnancy
Women in Mississippi live in a state with some of the most oppressive laws in regards to reproductive health in the nation.
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Univ. of Oklahoma President: Frat Members 'Disgraceful'
The president of the University of Oklahoma lambasted members of a fraternity on Monday who participated in a racist chant caught on video, calling them disgraceful and their behavior reprehensible, …
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Education
Mississippi Ranks 50th for Child Well-Being
Mississippi ranks 50th overall in child well-being, according to the 2015 Kids Count Data Book the Annie E. Casey Foundation released today.
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State
Official: Man Detained by Police was Breathing, Kicking
A Tennessee man who died after witnesses say was he hog-tied face-down on a stretcher was at the hospital for an hour and a half before his death and was …
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The Slate
Another 1980-1990s star took a tumble last week. This time, it was WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan. The WWE erased Hogan from its roster after transcripts of a racist rant from …
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Secretary of State: It's Legal To Cast a Partial Ballot in Primaries
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi voters on Tuesday are choosing Democratic and Republican nominees for governor and lieutenant governor.
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Mahesh Nayak
After seeing a computer for the first time as a small child in India, Mahesh Nayak realized he had a passion for technology. He begged for his mother, Prema Nayak, …
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Food
Where the Professionals Eat
On a typical night at ISH Grill & Bar, you may see local doctors and professionals sitting at the dark wooden bar near the back, mingling and unhinging from their …
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Justices: Judge Wrong to Rewrite 42-A Ballot Description
In a split decision Thursday, justices ruled that a Hinds County circuit judge should not have rewritten the ballot title for an alternative initiative, also dealing with school funding, that …
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Senate Panel Denies School Funding Group's Records Request
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves' email and other correspondence are not public records that are subject to disclosure, the Mississippi Senate Rules Committee said Monday.
